KACE by Sawyer Bennett
Pittsburgh Titans #20
Contemporary Romance
April 7, 2026
Kace Elliott is the hockey player with a genius IQ and a secret side hustle in applied physics. He’s falling for his research partner, but she doesn’t know who he is outside of the lab. Now, the closer they get, the harder it becomes for him to keep his two worlds from colliding.
On the ice, I’m Kace Elliott—starting goalie for the Pittsburgh Titans, fighting to prove myself in the playoffs. Off it, I’m William—a scientific researcher, quietly holding on to the academic world I’ll return to when hockey is over. Both versions are real, they just aren’t meant to overlap.
Until Dr. Laurel Kent.
Laurel is brilliant, principled, and deeply rooted in a world where transparency matters. She knows me online as William, her intellectual equal, the man who shares her passion for data, late-night collaboration, and easy, unexpected chemistry. William is very much her type whereas athletes are not.
I need her to like the bigger part of me—the hockey player. When she meets me in person, as Kace, I make the choice to let her see the type of man she’s sworn off from ever dating. She gets the Titans goalie and all the craziness that comes with the playoffs. But here’s where it gets complicated: I make the dangerous decision not to tell her Kace and William are the same person.
By some stroke of luck, Laurel agrees to give Kace a shot, and our time together is more than I ever hoped for. The closer together we grow, the less she talks about William, and I convince myself I’ll tell her the truth when the timing is better, once I’m able to prove I’m more than the label she’s written off. But timing has a way of unraveling even the best intentions.
As the pressure of the playoffs intensifies, the boundary I’ve relied on becomes impossible to maintain. When Laurel discovers how closely intertwined my worlds really are, I’m faced with the cost of asking someone to love only part of me.
And winning on the ice means nothing if I lose the woman who made me want to stop dividing my life in two.
Start reading today: https://geni.us/SB_Kace
Kace by Sawyer Bennett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was really into this story and was definitely giving it a 5* rating, but then i reached 92% of it and nearly threw my Kindle into a wall..what do you mean her mom was on his side? Buuuut i digress…
Kace has had a huge crush on Laurel for a while now, hut he’s never done anything about it. But when she tells him she might start dating, all bets are off. And here’s where it gets kind tricky for me. I loved the plot i really did, but the longer he kept her in the dark the more i was fuming. But he is a man so we can’t expect him to think clearly when love’s at stake right? He knew he just needs a fair shot with her, to show her just how special they were together.
I loved Laurel . I kinda relate with her because i too need the facts and some time to sort everything through before i act. Despite the deception, they were perfect together and i did root for them at the end.
Overall and despite my little rant at the beginning of this review – this was a great read and i do recommend reading it!
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
MEET THE AUTHOR:
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.
A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to her wonderfully naughty dogs.
If you’d like to receive a notification when Sawyer releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter (sawyerbennett.com/signup).
Connect with Sawyer Bennett: https://geni.us/SawyerBennett
OMGReads Blog 